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10. You have successfully secured your connection with the use of WPS!
7.0 Control your internet connection
If you want extra security besides the already existing WPA(2) or WEP security, you
can add ‘Wireless MAC Address Control’. A MAC address is a unique code, or
identifier, provided to almost every network adapter. MAC Address control allows you
to grant certain network product access to your network. All other users will be denied
access. So, if using your own ‘Wireless ‘MAC Address, no one besides you can
access your network wirelessly.
In most cases a MAC Address can be found on a sticker placed on the network
product itself. You can also retrieve the MAC Address yourself by using the following
steps.
1.
Click ‘Start’.
2.
Click ‘Run’’.
3.
Type ‘CMD’.
4.
Press the ‘Enter’ key.
5.
Type ‘ipconfig /all’.
6.
Press the ‘Enter’ key.
7.
Lookup the name of your network adapter.
8.
The ‘Physical Address’ is the MAC Address.
7.1 Wireless MAC Address Filter
1.
Open your web browser (For example: Internet Explorer, Netscape or Firefox).
2.
Type ‘http://192.168.1.1’ in the address bar.
3.
Press the ‘Enter’ key on your keyboard or click ‘Go to’.
4.
Type ‘admin’ in the ‘Username’ field (Attention! This field is capital letter
sensitive).
5.
Type your password in the ‘Password’ field (Attention! This field is capital letter
sensitive).
6.
Click ‘Network Setup’.
7.
Click ‘Wireless’.
8.
Go to ‘Wireless MAC Address Filter’.
9.
Place a mark at ‘Activated’.
10. Go to the ‘Action’ field and select ‘Allow Association’.
11. Go the ‘Mac Address#1’ field and fill in the MAC address of your wireless
adapter.
12. Click ‘SAVE’ to save the settings.
13. If you want other network devices grant ‘Access’ to your network, then repeat the
steps above and fill in the specific MAC Addresses. MAC Addresses which are
not filled in do not gain access.
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